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We’re the largest brewery in Oklahoma, and we’re growing! We’re looking for hard-working, creative team members who aren’t afraid of ghosts (the brewery might be haunted). We are not always hiring, but take applications year round. Apply today!
Position: Accounts Payable/Receivable and Human Resources Clerk
Department: Executive
Reports to: Director of Finance and Human Resources
Education: High school diploma required; some college preferred
Location: McAlester, OK
Classification: Part-time with the possibility to become full-time
Immediate opening! Our ideal candidate would be extremely detail orientated, computer savvy, eager to learn new things and able to juggle multiple tasks. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an internationally recognized brewery.
Summary:
Provide excellent administrative support in both the Finance and Human Resources Department. Requires meticulous attention to detail while processing a very high volume of paperwork.
Essential Job Functions:
Provide support to accountants by gathering all data they need and submitting it to them.
Scan and upload all invoices and receipts to our accountants
Post deposits in QuickBooks and post invoices using Bill.com
Process payroll in Paycom
Assist with administration of employee benefits
Answer phones
Greet people when they enter the brewery
Scan items onto the server for multiple departments
Data entry and filing
Prepare correspondence
Make copies
Pick up mail daily
Go to the bank to make deposits
Schedule interviews and meetings
Other administrative duties as assigned by the Director
Essential Job Requirements:
Must have previous accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll processing experience
Some college preferred but not required
Proficiency in Microsoft office software required
Previous experience with QuickBooks online and Bill.com strongly preferred
Exhibits a high level of confidentiality in handling sensitive company and employee information
Takes initiative to get work done without being asked
Strong organizational, time management and analytical skills.
Good work ethic and ability to work with little supervision.
Pleasant in person and on the phone
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation
Ability to easily and effectively communicate with others through written and oral communication.
Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions
Ability to multi-task and maintain a professional demeanor
Proficient typing skills
Knowledge of accounting and financial principles
Ability to sit for long periods of time and occasionally lift objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
Strong desire to work in the craft beer industry.
We offer competitive pay and a very impressive benefits package for full time employees which includes fully paid health, dental, life, short term disability and long term disability insurance. We also have paid leave and a retirement plan.
Position: Staff Account / Bookkeeper
Department: Finance/Accounting
Reports to: Director of Finance and Human Resources
Education: Bachelor’s Degree Strongly Preferred
Location: McAlester, OK
Classification: Regular Full Time
Immediate opening! Our ideal candidate would be highly skilled with accounting and bookkeeping functions, extremely detail orientated, eager to learn new things and able to juggle multiple tasks. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an internationally recognized brewery.
Summary:
The Staff Accountant is responsible for daily accounting functions of the company in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles and all other regulatory organizations and financial management techniques and practices appropriate to the industry.
Essential Job Functions:
- Preforms daily accounting tasks including but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, and bank and credit card reconciliations
- Ensures expenses are charged to the correct account and class
- Ensure that accounts payable invoices are paid accurately and timely and that all accounts receivable invoices are correct
- Processes checks for accounts payable with the approval of the Director
- Respond to vendor inquiries regarding payment in a pleasant and prompt manner
- Respond to customer inquires in a pleasant and prompt manner
- Makes and records all bank deposits
- Prepares standard and recurring journal entries and enters them into the accounting system in a timely manner
- Monitors general ledger and reports any variances to the Director and corrects them when asked
- Ensures that all raw material cost invoices are properly entered in Ekos and that all cost of goods sold are correct
- Reconciles monthly physical inventory with shipping/receiving log and perpetual inventory
- Processes semi-monthly payroll in Paycom and ensures it is accurate and on time
- Performs calculations for commissions and quarterly production bonuses
- Ensures retirement calculations are accurate and paid on time
- Completes credit applications and monitors credit limits
- Completes all required Census Forms
- Prepares all necessary tax filings for review by the Director
- Assists with preparation of the monthly financial statements for all business entities included detailed P/L analysis
- Assists with preparation of the annual budget
- Other duties as assigned by the Director and President
Essential Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field or 5 years high level accounting experience required.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant accounting experience required.
- Previous experience in manufacturing /cost accounting strongly preferred.
- Previous experience with Quickbooks and Bill.com strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Google Docs and Sheets required.
- Strong organizational, time management and analytical skills.
- Good work ethic and ability to work with little supervision.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
- Ability to easily and effectively communicate with others through written and oral communication.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time and occasionally lift objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
- Strong desire to work in the craft beer industry.
We offer competitive pay and a very impressive benefits package which includes fully paid health, dental, life, short term disability and long term disability insurance. We also have paid leave and a retirement plan.
This job opening is located in McAlester, Oklahoma.
What is the Cellar Team responsible for?
- Ensuring the safe and sanitary transfer of beer.
- CIP (clean in place) of Brite and fermentation tanks, hoses, and other equipment.
- Adding adjuncts to our beers
- Carbonating our beers
- Strict adherence to SOP’s for Cellar Department
- Record and Monitor all beer movement
Other Essential Job Requirements:
- Must be very flexible with your scheduling and have a strong desire to learn.
- Two years of experience in the brewing or manufacturing industry strongly preferred but not required.
- Accredited technical degree or bachelors degree in related field strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of basic biology or chemistry is a plus.
- Ability to lift at least 100 (lbs.) pounds, stand for long periods of time, able to bend, and work in a loud, hot, and fast-paced environment.
- Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
- Must have a valid drivers’ license and the ability to safely drive large vehicles.
- Ability to read, write and easily communicate with other team members.
- Competency with standard office technology.
Position: Visual Storyteller
Department: Marketing
Reports to: Director of Brand Marketing
Education: High School or Equivalent
Location: Oklahoma City, with travel to McAlester, OK (day trips only, not overnight travel)
Classification: Full Time
Prairie Artisan Ales has an immediate opening for a video, digital design, and photo content creator who has previous experience developing professional marketing and education material. The Visual Storyteller will work with the entire marketing team to develop frequent videos for the purpose of brewery announcements, storytelling, and educating both the public and our distribution partners about our brands and brewery. The content creator will also produce the photos used on social media platforms.
The right candidate will be proficient in every step of the production process, from conceptualization through filming, editing, revising, and publishing. The right candidate will also be a skilled photographer, familiar with the compatibility requirements of individual social media platforms.
Candidates must also be cool and fun and nice and enjoy cold beers and high fives.
About Us:
- We operate a 50,000 ft2 production facility in McAlester, Oklahoma.
- We operate a 100-seat innovation brewery taproom in Oklahoma City.
- In 2020, production grew to over 15,000 barrels, making us the 5th fastest growing regional brewer in America.
- In 2021, the trend continued with double digit growth, and were named the largest producer of beer in the state.
- We’re pretty sure the brewery is haunted by friendly ghosts.
- We know all the lyrics to several Katy Perry songs.
Essential Job Functions:
Videography: Beers will be released to distribution with short videos – one designed for our distribution partners, and one designed for release on social media platforms. As our company has grown, we’ve begun to shift our marketing focus towards storytelling. The Visual Storyteller will work closely with the marketing team to develop and tell a variety of stories through videos.
Photography: The Visual Storyteller will be responsible for producing 8-10 new product photos per brand for use in marketing materials and social media. The content creator will also produce 5-8 weekly images for use on Prairie OKC’s social media platforms. Day trips to the Prairie production facility (McAlester, OK) with the marketing team are also expected.
Editing: The Visual Storyteller will be responsible for producing finished audio/visual media, and in collaboration with the marketing team, may also be expected to conceptualize video ideas and generate copy. The Visual Storyteller will work in tandem with our social media manager, artistic director, and director of brand marketing on all these projects.
Essential Job Requirements:
- It is strongly preferred that candidates possess their own equipment. Krebs Brewing Company can provide additional equipment as needed.
- Candidates should be proficient in photo and video editing software.
- We’re looking for excellent communicators and creative thinkers.
- Candidates need strong organizational skills – especially organization of digital assets
- Candidates must possess a good work ethic and the ability to work with little supervision.
- This position requires a valid driver’s license with an exemplary driving record and access to reliable transportation, as travel via car will be required.
We offer competitive pay and a very impressive benefits package which includes fully paid health, dental, life, short term disability and long-term disability insurance. We also have paid leave and a retirement plan.
This job opening is located in McAlester, Oklahoma.
The duties of our Maintenance Tech will include:
- Receiving and responding to maintenance calls and requests
- Assisting with corrective and preventative maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and safety
- Working independently or with assistance on maintenance work orders
- Working with operators and train them on proper maintenance and use of machinery
- Assisting in commissioning and decommissioning of equipment
Other Essential Job Requirements:
- Must be very flexible with your scheduling and have a strong desire to learn.
- Two years of experience in the brewing or manufacturing industry strongly preferred but not required.
- Accredited technical degree or bachelors degree in related field strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of basic biology or chemistry is a plus.
- Ability to lift at least 100 (lbs.) pounds, stand for long periods of time, able to bend, and work in a loud, hot, and fast-paced environment.
- Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
- Must have a valid drivers’ license and the ability to safely drive large vehicles.
- Ability to read, write and easily communicate with other team members.
- Competency with standard office technology.
This job opening is located in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Our Packaging Line Operators are responsible for safely and efficiently operating the packaging equipment to produce bottles, cans and kegs of finished product according to previously established SOP’s and quality standards and production goals.
Other duties include cleaning kegs, palletizing beer, loading and unloading supplies and finished product.
Other Essential Job Requirements:
- Must be very flexible with your scheduling and have a strong desire to learn.
- Two years of experience in the brewing or manufacturing industry strongly preferred but not required.
- Accredited technical degree or bachelors degree in related field strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of basic biology or chemistry is a plus.
- Ability to lift at least 100 (lbs.) pounds, stand for long periods of time, able to bend, and work in a loud, hot, and fast-paced environment.
- Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
- Must have a valid drivers’ license and the ability to safely drive large vehicles.
- Ability to read, write and easily communicate with other team members.
- Competency with standard office technology.
We are accepting applicants in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, or Austin areas.
Position: Market Ambassador – On Premise and Off Premise Sales
Department: Sales
Reports to: Director of Sales
Education: High School or Equivalent
Location: DFW, Houston, or Austin.
Classification: Full Time
Come grow with us! Immediate opening! Prairie Artisan Ales is looking for a results-driven sales representative who has previous experience servicing and expanding accounts in a competitive marketplace to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an internationally recognized brewery.
We currently operate a 50,000 sq ft production facility in McAlester, Oklahoma and a 100 seat innovation brewery taproom in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Our 2020 production grew to over 15,000 barrels shipped making us the 5th fastest growing regional brewer in America. We kept those trends rolling in 2021 growing double digits and becoming the largest producer of beer in Oklahoma. We are now looking for a Market Ambassador in Texas to help us continue this growth and take Prairie Artisan Ales to the next level.
Summary:
The market ambassador will be out in their assigned territory representing the brand as much as possible actively working to promote and sell our beer. You will be the face of Prairie Artisan Ales in Texas.
Essential Job Functions:
Direct Selling: Introduce our beer to distributors, improve placement in existing retail locations including better displaying of our beer, introduce products to underserved retailers, promote the use of our tap handles, ensure our beer is accurately priced in all locations, manage POS budget, manage database of retailers, and effectively hit assigned sales goals.
Promotions: Coordinate events such as beer dinners, glass nights, and staff training with wholesalers. Assist with festivals and other special events, and maximize POS exposure in our accounts.
Essential Job Requirements:
- Prior knowledge of and experience in the beverage industry are strongly preferred.
- A strong desire to work in the craft beer industry.
- Ability to lift at least 35 pound case, maneuver and place 168 pound kegs.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability to work in a quick paced, sales environment.
- Excellent communicator and creative thinker.
- Strong organizational, time management and analytical skills.
- Good work ethic and ability to work with little supervision.
- Proficiency in standard Microsoft Office.
- Valid driver’s license with exemplary driving record and access to reliable transportation.
- Travel within assigned territory via car will be required.
We offer competitive pay and a very impressive benefits package which includes fully paid health, dental, life, short term disability and long term disability insurance. We also have paid leave and a retirement plan.